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Tr.llM ! , POSTPAID :
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One Yciir , without ptcmluin . . . . . 1.2.
PI * Month * , Mllhom premium. . . . . . "ii
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All conimtinlcntkms relating to news ntrl od | .
lorlnlmnttrra Mionld bo addressed to tlio Hw-
/on or 'lit : I IKK.
IKK.nuftsr.s's t.r.TTEtis :
All biiOnrM loiter * ifiidroinlttnncos MinnM 1)0
nudri-sjcd to Tin : HKI : I'um.isiiiNO COMPVNV ,
OMAHA. Drafts. cliocks and poMnfflco oi-dors
to lie nimloptiynblo to tlio order of. tlio company.
IHE BEE POBLISHUCliPASTi PBOPBIEIOHS ,
T. llOSnWATHIl. UntTOit.
GUN . Sl'AHKS llllS S.'lt down Oil tltC
ing-house democrats of Nebraska.
Tin : slaughter-house democrats liuvc
ge > t in llielr work. Surveyor-General
Gardner will hold the fort.
CIIAIILKV Hiiowx has once more gel
back to Washington. Tliu packing-
Iioiisu organ will sol up another howl.
Tin : Gardner issue having been dis-
po ed of , lr. Miller should soled sonic
other equally thrilling subject upon
which to hariiioiil/.o Nebraska's warring
democracy.
( iiur.ci : : has coneluded to obey the dc
iiiunil of the powers not to provoke bos
tilittea with Turkey. This puts out , foi
the present one of the numerous spark ;
on the eastern frontier.
at
the state capital may succeed in impos
ing on the Lincoln correspondents but he
will Hi id it very hard work among the
people to explain away bis horse swap.
A SIT.CIAI , dispatch from Washington
says that Commissioner Sparks declines
to recommend the .decapitation of Sur-
veyor-Gonoral Gardner. The headquar
ters of the packing house democracy in
Omaha will at once be draped in mourn <
ing.
ASSAULTS on silver in congress are nol
as fierce as the single standard fanatics
promised early in the session. The conn
try does nol and will nol lend itself to the
men who wish to dishonor honest nioiicj
in order to increase the prolits of Wai
street and the value of the money lend
er.s' i investments.
CONTIIIUUTIOXS for foreign mission !
pro said to be falling oil' . With hundreds
of women starving in poverty in New
York city for 12J cents a day wages ii
looks as if tbo thousands collected overj
year in Now York for missionary worli
abroad could be much more profitably
expended at home.
IN extending the tire limits so as tc
virtually cover the property facing or
the paved streets the council has done a
wise and timely * act. There are entirely
too many wooden buildings in this citi
on the business streets , lirick building'
nro now within the reach of cverybodj
and their erection shoujd bo made com
pulsory.
Tin ; liberals in England will take office
says a cable dispatch. Of course thej
will. And the disaffection of tbo whig ;
will bo patched over as usual by parcel
ing out the fattest plums to the roprcsen
tatives of the great kindholding interests
The wbigs are like the Jaeksoniau democracy
mocracy in the United Slates , patriot !
lor revenue only.
Mil. St'AHKS has been hoard from again
lie informs actual Settlers on their claim :
thai they need have no fear about sccur
ing their patents , but that parties wh <
have just settled long enough to make tin
necessary aflidavits of their claims will bi
very carefully investigated. Mr. Spark ;
has struck a rich Held for investigation ii
the landolliee , and he proposes to work i
for all that it is worth.
IJv agreement the house committee 01
rivers and harbors have decided to Inni
the appropriations for improving river ;
and harbors to $1,000,000. This anioun
will not bo considered excessive in viev
of tbo fact that an appropriation wa
made last year. If proper work is doni
the Missouri river should receive lie
proper share of the sum pronosed. 1
systematic application of money am
labor to the stream which taps the riches
portions of the west would bring iiutoh
benefits to the great agricultural regioi
tributary to its banks.
Tin : ITeruM informs us that Charley
Brown has returned to Washington. W <
obsoryo by the IJnr.'s special dispute !
from Washington that Mr. Sparks em
phutically declares that ho will not abolish
ish the survoyor-gonoral's olllco of Nebraska
braska , and that Mr , Gardner shall no
go. Tally one for Brown ami the slaiigh
tor-house democrats. Dr. Miller cm
now devote his united energies to tin
support of Postmaster Wise , of Plaits
mouth , and Postmaster Morgan , of Kear
noy. lie need bother himself no longoi
nbont the surveyor-general's olllco ,
Tun contending parties of high license
low license and no license are likely tc
Jiuvo a lively light in the New York logis
latino over ti bill which lias just been in
traduced to regulate the liquor trnfllo
This curious combination provides fo
local option in towns and wards of cithv
when so desired by a majority of electors
It elects commissioners who are not ti
allow more than one saloon to every 75
of population , and who cannot grant i
license to any groggory within ! )00 ) foe
of any church , school house , asylum
penitentiary , navy yard or other publi
institution , Saloons must be closed uj
Sundays , and are only allowed to b
open on other days from 7 a. in. t
10 p. in. No liquor is to b
Bold on credit. A year in prisoi
and $500 fine is the penalty provided fo
oiling liquor to minors , policemen
militiamen or soldiers in uniform
Habitual drunkards tire made subject t
from six to twelve months Imprisonment
and ovury package of liquor Fold must b
Accompanied by a certificate of puril
which if incorrect Imposes a line ofJ. . :
on the seller. It Is safe * to say that th
measure will not pas.s. H is hardly com
prchciisivo enough Jn its -siopu.
Insuring Employes.
Several years ago the subject of coin
pulfory insurance of employes for UK
benefit of their families Was brought intc
prominence in Germany l > 3' the inlroduc
lion of a bill into the rcichstag at Berlin
That nicn uro which was drafted by Ills
marck and supported by the governmem
inaugurated a system by which employ
crs of labor were compelled to make pro
vision for the care of dis.ablcd"workiiif
men nnd to secure money benefits U
their families in case of death. The pint
thus-proposed was thoroughly cauvnsci
and its essential features have been
adopted by many largo mauufaottir
Ing corporations on the continent
and notably by Krupp's gun works
The first company to follo'v h
the wake of Jlerr Krtipp In this cottu
try was the Baltimore & Ohio railroai
whose admirable system of accident ant
life insurance , sick benefit and free hos
pitals has been in successful opcrat'.oi
for several yeans. Announcemi nt isuov
made that the Pennsylvania rnilroat
company will organize on February 15
a similar department for the benefit o
their employes to bo called "Tho Pcnn
sylvania Railroad Relief Department. '
All the expenses of conducting thoscrvlci
will bo borne by the company , while tlu
funds to bo distributed will bo furnishcc
by contributions of those to bo benefited
The employes arc divided into llvi
classes , and graded according to salary
which ranges from ? : J3 to over $100 pei
month. The members of the relief flint
will make payments according to salary
received , the o of tbo lower grade con
tributiiig 75 cents per month , and so 01
up to the highest , which is fixed at $ : ) .7 <
per month. The sick benefits rnugo fron
fiO cents to $2.50 per day for a year , am
the accident benefits are the same fo :
the first six months , and ono-lml
for the remaining six months. The pay
ntonts to families in case of death fron
accident vary from $ oOO lo $2r > 00 , 1)U
when death rcsultsfromnaturalcau.se. '
these payments will be reduced one half
Under specified conditions the employe !
may provide for additional benefits. Tin
company takes it upon itself to provltli
free surgical attendance to I hose disable !
on duty , to pay all expenses of conduct
ing the relief service , and to make goo (
any deficiencies which may occur in tin
fund. About 40,000 , employes , wit lion
regard lo age or physical condition
will be included in the scheme , many o
these being extra hazardous risks win
could not bo insured under any circilm
stances in any ordinary life company
The monthly assessment which coven
sickness , medical attendance and ilcatl
benefit will average less than the sun
charged by ordinary insurance compan
ies for a deatli benefit alone o
an equal amount. An ordinary
board of omploj'es will assist ii
conducting llila department which tin
company says lias been organized largely
to establish closer relations between itsel
and its employes.
This is an admirable arrangement aw
one which other corporations may wel
study with a view to its adoption. I
places a premium upon good service , ant
it divides a bharo of tbo corporation' ;
prolits among its workiugmen am
clerks. It is a mutual insurance com
puny which takes in all the feature
of a benevolent benefit association with i
solid financial backing of Iho most sub
slanlial ntilnre. There is no expense t <
the insured in its management , am
every dollar of assessment is dis
tributed where it will do mos
good. While it will bo a source of expense
ponso to the railroad , it is likely in tin
end lo more than pay its projectors ii
the increased efficiency of those win
profit from its establishment. It is no
surprising lo loam Ihal Iho employes o
the Pennsylvania company are rcadil ;
availing themselves of the conditions o
ofler which provide that llioso who an
now in the employ of the company cai
join or not as they see fit. After February
ruary 15 , however , all who enter tin
service of Iho company must conncc
themselves with tbo relict department o
the road.
Cajit. I5iniuct Crawford.
Tho-news of the death of Capt. Km
met Crawford at the hands of Mexican
will bo received with sincere sorrov
throughout the army nnd in those pot
lions of the west where bo was wel
known as n gallant soldier , a true gentle
man and a sincere friend. None of General
oral Cook's able lieutenants had don
bolter work in Indian campaigning 01
the frontier. Ho was peculiarly fitted fo
this dangerous and delicate service. O
commanding slaturc , cool of head , rapii
in decision and clear in judgment , Ion ;
experience in dealing with Indians
iu cam ] > and field , made him boll
feared and respected by those -will
whom lie came in contact
Since the close of llic war in which h
served with distinguished gallantry.Capl
Crawford followed the fortunes of Creel
in every Indian campaign , in which th
general was engaged. In the troubles o
70 In northwestern Nebraska , in th
campaigns against the Sioux mid Choy
cnnos in Dakota and Montana , and ii
the various Apache outbreaks in Arizoni
and Now Mexico , Capt. Crawford took :
loading and distinguished part. Tliotigl
subordinate in rank , ho was placed in <
position of heavy responsibily , reqttiriii'
coolness , judgment and nerve , and h
loaves biihlnd 1dm the record of novo
having failed In carrying out Ihi
trusts committed to his charge
Ills modesty and bravery endeared bin
to his regiment and to Ills associates ii
oilier commands. Ills excellent jnd
ment and unllinehlng attention to chit ,
early attracted Crook's attention am
made him his trusted coadjutor during ( if
teen years of unremitting service. It wa
Crawford who quelled the Sioux out
break at lied Cloud agency , in this state
when six thousand hostile * threatened
descent on Fort Hobhison with it
handful of soldiers , and ho did \\ithou
tiring a shot , simply by the power of hi
personal presence backed by a elngl
troop of eavtdry. It was Crawford whoi
Crook selected to rule over Han Carlo
when the hostile Chiricahauas were re
turned to the agency in 'SJi from thol
Mexican stronghold. And for two year
while ho remained in charge the Apaoh
problem was settled. It is a mournfu
reflection that the gallant soldier die
just after a victory which in Its result
promises to settle the present outbreak ii
Ari/ona. He had found the hostleg ! b ,
that patient persistence for \\hk-h ho wa
noted , hud driven them from their posi
lion , sacked their camp and forced then
to sue for peace. On the eve of return
ing from hi * conminiur , Hushed with vil
lory , ho fell by the hands of Mexican
soldier ? , and was burled in Mex
lean soil. . His lo s \\all be
s6\crc"ly ) fell in. tlio army. He
did not wear the epaulette of n general
or the eagle of a colonel , but ho had done
moro distinguished service than matvs
who ranked him by several grades. On
the frontier of Nebraska his name and his
exploits are well known , and the new *
of his dcntli will bring sincere regret tc
many with whom ho was not pcr.onallj
acquainted , but who weio not unfamiliai
with the many sterling qualities of the
bravo soldier and Iho manly gentleman
who did such distinguished . cr\ico in
Unit section a few years since.
Mexican
The attack by Mexicans on a command
of United .States troops engaged in the
reduction of hostile Apaches under the
treaty between the two governments is
n matter which should demand attention
at Washington and a rigid diplomatic in
quiry into all tlio attendant uirctimstnn <
ccs. The press reports of the atl'aii
which resulted in the killintr of one ol
the bravest Indian lighters in the nrm >
are necessarily meagre. They show that
Capt. Crawford had succeeded in track'
ing the hoMilcs to their lair , hail do
fcatcd them in action , sacked their camp ,
and brought them lo terms which will in
all probability wind up the Apache out
break in the southwest. Under these
circumstances Iho attack on his camp by
the Mexican troops is particularly try'
iug , and the death of the gallant soldict
himself most unfortunate.
If the accident , if so it can bo called
was an unusual one on the Mexican bor
der , it would call for no special com
incmt as an international episode. Bui
every army olllccr who has served in
Arizona or New Mexico knows tlfat such
accidents in which Americans lose Iheii
lives at the hands of Mexican bush
whackers , are by no means Infrequent
It is a fact beyond dispute that a largi
part of the outrages committed on tin
border and attributed to Apaches , are in
reality , the work of Mexican bandits
Murdered ranchmen and plundered
homesteaders by the score are charged
up to the hostile savages , when evcrv in
quiry made in the cases points indisputa
bly to our so-called friendly neighbors
acre > s the Rio Grande , as llio pcrpetta
tors , with the Indians hundreds of mile ;
from the scene of the outrages. In the
case of Capt. Crawford , his brother of
ficcr openly charges , in the dispatches
that the Mexicans attacked the camp foi
plunder , knowing who they wore assail
ing and were only prevented by the gal
hint light which was made by Crawford
in defense of Ids command.
It is to bo hoped that Lieut. Mans
grave charge is sulllclontly olliciul ft
form tbo basis for a rigid inquiry by oui
government. Under existing treaties UK
right of both Mexican and American
troops to cross the boundary in hot pur
suit of hostile Indians is guaranteed. Uj
its provisions Capt. Crawford's commaiu
was entitled to every right on Mexican
soil which it was on its own. Its pros
cnco could not have been unknown tt
the Mexican troops. It had been for tor
days working on tiio hostile trail , hai
been in hot engagement only , a few
hours previously and was peacefully
camped when it was attacked at carlj
morn. The southwest is clainorinj
loudly for more troops to protect then
from the Apaches , but the greatest ncei
at present seems to bo a rc-cnt'orccmen
of border garrisons to restrain the Mex
ican thieves and thugs who are masque
radiug as Apaches along the boundary
which divides us from the Greaser re
public. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
The Ohio Deadlock.
Tlio republican members of the Ohh
senate are resisting bravely the effort o
the democrats to seat the four fraudi
from Hamilton county , who receivct
their certificates of election from Me
Loan's ballot-box stullers in Cincinnati
The result is a deadlock. No busincs :
has boon transacted since Saturday am
both sides declare their intention of hold
ing out until the oilier yields. It is to b (
hoped that enough reputable democrat !
will bo found in the Ohio legislature tc
nullify the disgraceful fraud of last Octo
ber. The evidence is clear am
conclusive. The returns were firs
doctored by adding twenty sb
votes to the footings of the tally shcci
and when this was insufficient tlio ligun
7 in the footing was changed to a 9 , while
210 fictitious names were written on loosi
sheets of paper and adeicd to the tall ; )
lists. The forgery is so clear that it wil
not beat denial , and tlio only defense
which many Ohio democrats are making
for their struggle to scat the fraiidulcn
candidates is the Imckno3 > cd one o
"fraud on both sides. " Republican. '
throughout the country will watch will
much interest the result of the contcsl ii
Ohio , The shameful attempts of tin
democracy in that state t <
carry the Icgislaturo during tlu
hiit election byauy | moans fair or foul
wore a disgrace to the party north , whlh
they recalled the best work of the southern -
orn bulldo/ors south. The partisan do
eiision of the Ohio supreme court , when
appealed to to reverse the results of fniiu
and forgery , damaged the influence o
the judiciary throughout the country h
other states and without respect to party
The republicans of Ohio will do thoii
duty and render a service lo honest pol
itlcs by standing firm in their resistance
to the admission of John McLean's Cm
cinuuti puppets whatever the cense
quonccs of their action.
Vr.nv few people are willing to worl
without pay , and if they do their worl
is generally unsatisfactory. Our present
building ordinance , so called , requires
the chief of the lire department to en
force its provisions , The chief has til
that ho can do with his own duties am
cannot act as a building Inspector with
out neglecting the oflleo for which ho ii
paid , Wo understand that the subject o
creating a building inspector is now ii
the hands of a council committee and i
cannot bo brought to a vote too quickly
Tbo inspector , as wo have shown , neee
cost the city treasury nothing. Hii
compensation will bo derived from tin
fees of Iho ollico of building permits
While the duties of the tire chief onlj
extend over the lire limits , tlioso of tlu
building inspector will bo co-oxtonsivi
with tlio boundaries of the city. Asidt
from the importance of the building in
spct-tor In securing full statistics pf 0111
city's growth , his services in enforcing
the lire limit ordinance by refusing per
mits for wooden structures and extensions
sions , where such arcrforbldden by ordi
nance , will be iuvnji 0 > 1o. There should
bo no delay in reporting an ordinance
covering the subjectwhich will bo as
urcil of a pi'oniptvjwa > aKo by the council
l-'oit patriotism of a high order com-
bincd with a sharj lookout for nuinboi
one , the cldof ot it largo exporting house
in Hamburg who has uccn charged wltli
pending poisonous brandy to the negroes In
Africa , takes the premium. Ho acknowl
edged that the charge was partly true. .
Ho said , however , that , he had never sent
any bad brandy IjO ! } iiy of the Herman
TU13 H'IKrjli0 ' |
A new silk-mill Is ptojectcd In Itocklnml
county , Xcw Yoik.
Encouraging signs ( o renewed activity In
the silk liulnstiyaic multiplying dally.
The Cldcnqo boxmnkers ate In desperate
straits over the comuotltioii of machine box-
making.
A monster engine of 2,000-borso powct
will soon be put In the Passnlo Itoillng Mill
of New Jcisev.
Of the li',000 clgai makers ot New York ,
abemt ! ! 00 only are sklllcel hand-workers , the
lest working with molds.
Textile manufacturers nre beginning to
recognize the tendency of the textile Indus
try to scatter Itself over the country. They
ar cmlc.ivoi Ing to determine the mobt de
sirable Ideation ? .
At the last meeting oC the Kssox County
Trades Assembly , at Newark , Now .Jersey ,
200 delegates , reniescntlm ; ! I5 labor organbii-
tlon . and a membership ot 8,000 , bandied
the labor questions of New Jeisuylth en
ergy.
ergy.New
New England mnnufnclurew me prepniinp
for a season of unpieccdi'iited activity , nnd
are basing ( heir preparations upon icpoits
received as to the condition oCtrido at dis
tribution centers" , us well as from their tiavcl-
iug agents , who keep them nut ! lied by tele-
ginph dully.
The fifteen firms of the Cigar Manufactur
ers' association at New York , employing
15,000 , men , women and children , have tm-
dcitakcn. ns the labor leaders put It , to bring
wages to a starvation basis. One nianufac-
tuicr has come out on the side ot labor , ami
negotiations are pending with another to dc
the same.
The commercial travelers , and manufact
urers and merchants generally , aie pleased
with the decision of the United States su
prctno couit that the tax on commcicinl trav-
cleisis unconstitutional. Commercial trav-
olcis' organization s In several sections have
been holding meetings and sending commit
tees to Washington to secure favorable logis-
tlou.
tlou.The
The other day Frank Murphy stood up In
the corner of a rolling mill in Youngbtown
O. , and talked llftccn minutes to the horny-
handed sons of toll , asking the bra\e , honest ,
manly toiling mechanics not to let the high
waymen AVUisky put hs [ hand down intc
their pockets on Saturday night and take
one-third of their mfl'ncyt Over 400 signed
the pledge. A
Among the woikimrmca elected to Parlia
ment is George liowell , a' bricklayer , the au
thor of several work1 * otvclabor questions ; ,1 ,
Wilson , agent forthqDiiiJinniMlncis'Unloii :
William Crawford , chairman of the Miners' '
National Union ; Mr. Abraham , secretary ol
the Millers' Association ! ; William It. Cica-
mer , a carpenter , and liimjnmin I'ickaid , .1
miners' agour. They arc all represented ai
men of .sterling cluiacters and no mean
ability. . , ,1
Sixty delegates attended the Unco days
convention of the Illinois Knights , at Deca-
cutur. The Knights deqhued that the wage
system In n i < jHi > otlmii. Mint civilization means
the division ot knowledge and wealth ; thai
a victory Is to bo won over the vested ib/lit'
of modern Innel-sharks , usurers and Indus-
tiial autocrats. They call on their follow-
workcis to combine to the cud that povei ty
ami all its attendant evils may be abolished
toievcr.
American calicos now monopolize the on-
the market , and constitute one of the largest
and most prominent derailments of the ceil-
ton-goods Industry. Tlicio aio at present
KM ) printing machines in the United States.
Massachusetts has the lartrest number. The
Lawrence jnint woiks of Massachusetts aio
the laigcst , having thirty machines. The
principal Improvement made in the produc
tion ol prints has been in a seientllic and ar
tistic elhcction. Most of the pilnts are now
made with aniline colors and steam died.
Gets Everything ol' Importance.
IjoulitUle ( Xrl > . ) Qhwm :
Thoio Is nothing of any importance going
that Omaha elocsn't get even libel suits.
Evarta' New Hat.
C/ifc < if/o II f raid.
Senator Kvarts' now silk hat Is attracting
more attention down east than his noncommittal
mittal speeches on the silver question , for
the reason that the oldest Inhabitant cannot
icmcmber when ho had a now hat before and
nobody has ever pretended to study his
speeches very closely. The hat , which cost
SO , Is almost as good as those worn by west-
cm men. _ _
Tlio Cause of Most Elopements.
1'almavc.
1 think that ten cents' woith of unadulter
ated perdition In the shape of a dime novel
is the cause of most elopements. Why do
the young women sit up all night reading
them' ' So they can elope In Iho night. It
must bo night , ( light , pnibiilt , a dagger , a nar-
low escape , then sunshine forgiveness. Sa
tan shows them wheio to buy their tickets ,
nuts them on a train , and when It's going
forty miles mi hour ho jumps oil and leaves
them In the lurch.
Very Diaphanous.
1'latttmoutli Journal.
The Omaha Uii : evidently don't mean to
Ho down nnd let Hoffman , who Is suing It lei
libel , to have his own way about things but
is lorcins the Issue by having depositions
taken showing llotVniun up In the charactci
of a manipulator of hoiso flesh without the
consent of tliaownor. The testimony Is ilch
nmlueeldedlyinteiCsthigniul so far makes
the claim ot'lho Injured appear very diapha
nous.
It Is ol' a JhiniiiKliin Nature.
( nt nlniirf Tlma.
In the suit ol imViiiai ) , the governor's pri
vate seeietaiy , against Kl Itosewnter for libel ,
the taking of depositions has aheady begun.
Mr. HjriiesUioowicr/Dftlmhor.c ) / In question ,
\\hlch was borrowed and not leturned by thei
plalutllt Mr. Hoffman , lifts been examined ,
nnd the testimony is. published In full In the
llii : : . It is of a dama ing'naturo. Mr. II oil'-
man must bo possessed of i-ery llttlo common
sense , and must have had very poor ail viscid ,
or else ho would ncs\er have commenced thai
law salt. '
Qualified to Htn'jl at Home.
St. Lmiti'Ilfinitillftin ,
Among the cinlosllle-s 'of the present con
gress Is the bill for mtjklrig the goveriimenl
an Insurance society for Postal employes. It
provides that cleiks in the i.iljway mall
service shall have 50 cents a mouth deducted
from their salaries by Ihn postmaster general
to foi m a benefit Uind , from which they will
bo entitled to 825 a week when disabled. The
author of the bill Is Congicssman lilount , ot
( icorgia. It seems a pity that the public
service should have tobbed Georgia of a man
who Is , no doubt , eminently qualified to stay
at home.
A Doublo-EdKcil I'icco of 'Work.
WitlatldiMi Itttonl.
The Missouri I'nclflo railway company
owns coal lauds and mines. A few days ago
It advanced coal Irelghts , and at the same
time reduced the price of coal along its lines ,
This double-edged piece of woik put It out ot
the power of competing coal producers to
cither transport coal or sell It except at a
loss. The wisdom of the framers of the new
constitution iu divorcing th basin MI of
milling and transportation In this state came
too Into to fully protect tlio Interests of tin
people , but new states should take warnliif
fiom our folly. A monopoly of any nrtlch
of necessity Iu tlio hands of a company thai
Is to transport It U n dangerous blow to tin
Indiismnl prosperity of whatever commumtj
depls emlcnt upon suoh a source of supply
Such monopolies oiiuht never to be pci mil ted
It would possibly be better If nil mlnera
lights In the land weio n icsrricd rossesslon
of the government.
1-ViTe.
Jlitln itarle ,
The sky Is cloudedt the rocks are bare 1
The sprav of. Iho tumpost Is white In air ;
The \\lutis nrj out with the waves nt play ,
And 1 shall not tempt tlio.sea to-day.
The trail Is nariovv , the wood l dim ,
The pantherrllngs to the nrcldm : limb ;
And the lion's whelp' arc abroad at play ,
And 1 shall not join In the chase to-day.
Hut the ship sailed wifely over the sea ,
And the hunters c.uuo from the chase In
pleo ;
And the town that was bntlded upon n rook
Was swallowed up In theoaithrmako shock.
Senator Vnii Wyolt's I < 1en.
JV. V. llerahl H'aiMnjlon Cw rnimnthnce.
Senator Van \Vyck \ , of Nebraska , has ,
through all of his public career , been
known us a plain spoken man , and his
experience as a senator has not changed
his opinion that the servants of the people
ple have no right to hide their acts be
hind closed doors. Ho says that of course
while the rules of the senate prohibit a
discussion of executive business wltli
open doors , the members of that bbdj
are bound to observe the rules , but foi
his part ho would say before the whole
country what ho is obliged to say confi
dentially , as it were , to hi.s colleagues in
executive session. Surely a right minded
man is not supposed lo have two sets of
views ouo for the galleries , tlio olhei
for senators. Why , then , should it bo
iiccescary lo conceal honest opinions
about any measure , even treaties ; lor
when did the senate keep strictly confi
dential anything the public wanted lei
know ? "It has been urged , " said Souu-
tor Van AVyck , "that sometimes a nomi
nee's character might bo publicly
.smirched if the doors were open. Pray ,
tell me , if the cars of scuatord
are more pacrcd than those
of the people , and if such stories
are told ollieially , why should wo be
compelled to listen to them if they are
not true ? Nominations are supposed to
be thoroughly investigated by committees
pf the senate and in eonlidcnce too. It
is iu committee that charges arc or should
bo investigated , and upon evidence alone
ought they to be favorably or unfavor
ably reported. Hut everybody knows ,
without going into details or betraying
eonlidcnce. that senators are human and
not the stoical , dispassionate solons they
arc sometimes allcgctl lo bo , and that
very many things are consummated in
secret thai it would bo impossible lo
bring about in open sessions. So when
a nomination is reported favorably from
a committee the dignity of that commit
tee deserves Iho respect of Iho senate
and acceptance of the report. If the re
port is unfavorable the same rule should
be observed. There is no secret about
the rejection of a nominee. Why
shouldn't ' Ihe vote be in miblie ? If a
man is fit to bo a federal o Ulcer , why
shouldn't the act of the senate confirm
ing him ho aKo public ?
Your Daily "Walk.
Clifcatio Herald.
The negro melody ,
"I know you by your dally walk , "
has an important significance when the
weather makes the harvest of the plumb
er. The health report's ' following a sea-
eon of low tliornioniolrr ulwayu record a
notable increase in bronchial diseases.
Mo t people who have paid nopeeial at
tention to the subject believe that the
worst thing one can do H to be too much
in the cold , and that throat and lung
troubles are the result of contact with
low temperature. The truth is the very
reverse' . Dry , cold air attacking the
breathing apparatus is health-giving.
Uf course one must bo prudently
clothed so that while the breath
ing is stimulated oilier functions
of the body shall not be repressed by con
tact with unusuuly cold air. Itroncliiui
troubles arc far more generally Iho result
of Hat and dead house air than of cold.
No matter how e-arefully a dwelling may
bo ventilated , the air from stoycs , luriia-
cc. , cooking and drying isdoliciciit in vi
talizing power. It is not those who go
out during winter who are liable to ill
ness ; it is those who slay indoors.
Get out , warmly clad , especially upon
the chest and lower extremities. Let
heating drinks of the alcoholic sort alone.
Eat good , simple food that supplies all
tlio warmth the digestive organs require.
Walk smartly ; keep your mouth shut ;
breathe through the nose. Walk every
day until the llosh is tingling , and you
will have no need of doctors.
Had a Dead Arm.
Detroit 1'rco Press : The other day a
well known Detroit doctor was eating
lunch in a restaurant alongside of a busi
ness man , when the latter remarked :
"I just saw a case to interest you in the
cigar store. There IK a man thcro who
has no fooling at all iu his right arm. "
"Case of paralysis , of course , " replied
tlio doctor. '
"Oh , no , it isn't. Ho has been exam
ined by some of the most eminent sur
geons and theiy declare that it isn't. If
it wa n case of paralysis he couldn't
move his arm you know. "
"How long has it boon so ? "
"Over twenty years ho tells mo. Ho
says liu'll pay any doctor $5,000 to restore
the natural feeling , "
"I'll see him , " remarked the doctor ,
and when dinner was over the two went
into the cigar Moro , and the medical man
was introduced.
"Did this thing happen till at once ? "
asked the doctor.
"Yes sir there what
, ; was no warning
ever. "
"Does the arm fool dead ? "
"Perfectly dead. You can stick your
knife into it without my feeling a sensa-
lion. "
"That's odd. Let mo feel of it. "
The doctor put out his hand , made ono
grip , and then turned on his heel and
left the place , hisfaeo as rod as paint and
his gait soiuowlmt eccentric ) .
It was a wooden arm. The real one
was ahot oil at ( lOttysburg ,
Oov. r.-utlson on CorporalIOIIK.
Oov. Palttison delivered an address at
Lock Haven , Pa , , on Iho evils of railroad
discrimination , which ho doc-hired had
built ii ] ) ami established the Standard
oil monopoly , by which u source of great
natural wealth has hc.cn entirely deflected
from the state , "Not alone , " said the
governor , "lias it taken Jim oil indiisliy
Mrom Pennsylvania , but it has taxed the
consumers of tbo country for Its benefit ,
has debauched legislatures , has corrupted
the avenues ot' justice , has mocked the
law , nnd Is stretching out it arms in
ovcrv direction to monopolize the other
sources of wealth and means of supply.
Discrimination has made Philadelphia at
one time tlio first commercial city in the
union , and still with the highest manu
facturing resources , llttlo more than a
mure annex to Nov.York. . Everywhere
It has tended to centralix.o wealth and In
crease the ranks of dependent labor , "
*
A Hit nrHtriilnuy.
"My dear , tlio fur in your new sacquo
can't bo very good. U is wearing oul
ami getting brown nt Iho edges. "
"You-don't uudcrslund. 1 cut the fur
away from there purposely , so. that people
ple who sco it will not miatako uiy seal
skin for plush , ' ,
STATB AM ) TKUUITOUY.
Nebraska Jotting * .
Hall county paid $ .10&l)3.1u ) Into UK
state treasury last year.
The Hastings bachelors1 club is in UK
throes of dissolution. The members an
sttflering with cold feel.
The late t estimate of the cost of wnlei
works in Hastings is $03,110. , The source
of supply will be drive wells.
The Kpi copul society of Grand Islam'
lias secured $800 us a starter for a new
church to bo erected next summer ,
The real valuation of , Iohn uu counlj
is $10,000,000 ami the ussess'od valuation
$1,1111,252. The bonded elebt of UK
county is only 100,000.
Henry lleanjoan , the brakeman In
lured on the Oberlln branoh of the Ihir
linglmi & Mis-sour ! , died of his injuries or
the 20th. The body was sent lo Now 1'orli
for burial.
Compctltlem in the livery business nl
Lyons Is brisk. One night laM week F ,
F. Parker hauled a man to Oakland anil
gave him his slipper in order lo defeat n
competitor.
The St , Joe & Grand Island railroad i. <
said to be a In-weekly road , Trains luivi
tried hard to pull into Grand Island once
a week , and in pome instances failed ,
The road lacks a supply of good snow
plows and cool heads ,
Aaron Cue , who was struck by a snow
plow near Columbus January , and who
wandered insensible on the praiviu foi
several hours and was linaily found near
ly fro/nu , hael all the lingers on both
hands amputated Monday.
O'Connor , Gre-eley county , will add to
its enterprises nest spring a creamery ,
bank , town hall , restaurant , drug store ,
and a railroad survey. A corps ol Union
Pacific knights ot Iho compass and link
are now heading in that direction.
Work on the grade of the Grand Island
& Wyoming Central iu Custer county is
being pushed day and night. There are
100 teams at the camp at Itnuutl Grove.
The frozen earth is blasted , and serapers ,
plows and derricks keep the clods niov
During the year 1835 the Union Pacilin
railroad alone received at Grand Island
station ! ) , ( ! ? ! ! carloads of freight Allow
ing 25,000 pounds per car , it would make
an aggregate of 1111,1)00,000 ) pounds re
ceived. The number of cars of freight
forwarded from there during Ihe same
period was ! ! ,010 , or ! > S7,7oO,000 pounds.
A vigilance committee of marriageable
young ladies was formed in Fremont
some time ago to investigate the habits
and character of eligible young men and
bachelors. The result of these inquiries
wore recorded alphabetically in books
n'eparcd for that purpose , and guarded
c. y a muscular secretary. The movement
had been kent a secret , and now that il
has become known it is feared the callow-
lords of the Platte bottoms will retaliate
in kind. A little rivalry , though , would
eventually increase the lees of the license
clerk , and end in Ihe union sought. The
jocal marriage register will bear watch
ing. The motto should be "Let not a
single man escape. "
The war of the railroads has already
broken out northwest of Grand Inland.
The Union Pue-ifio and Hurllnglon & Mis
souri are pushing operations Vigorously ,
and considerable- rivalry is shown in the
race for position and right of way. Las' !
\\eek this former company had grade
stakes set at Ilowaid City , where the
linrlinglon & Missouri was to ero.s- > their
extension. Saturday the resident engi
neer quietly engaged all the available
men and teams , and during the night
clleeled a cross-ing over the Union Paeitic
grade , laid -100 feel of lies and iron , the
distance required by law , and now hold
sway. Thus gaining pos-e ion , they re
quire the Union Pacific folks to establish
a iioWKt'ndo , sit loud ono foot imvoi * Hum
the present one , and inconvenience ( hat
company in more ways than one. The
ties and heavy iron were hauled a elis-
lance of Iwciity-livo or thirty miles by
team.
IowaItems. .
A tape worm museum has been started
at Davenport.
The liurlhiirton postoflieo handled
0,01'J.OuO pieces' of mail matter during
1885.
1885.Tho
The now Presbyterian church at Ireton
will bo dedicated ne\t Sunday , lov. ! Dr.
Graham of Omaha conducting the ex
orcises.
The great railroad bridge at Keiths-
burg , over the MKsi.ss'ipiu , will be com
pleted in a few weeks. The total cost
Will reach sj00,000. : !
George llaikos anil Wilbcr Norris ,
shovel's of counterfeit in Davenport , were
sent to Iho pen for two years each , but
tered with a line of ? 100.
Sioux City is greatly tick-led over the
prospect of seeurlng a public building.
A bill appropriating $100.000 for that
purpose is now pending in congress.
The youthful member of a Dubiique
family locked the family cat in the oven
of the kitchen stove ono night recently.
The family had roasted cat for breakfast.
The Odd Fellows of Ijiirlington have
formed a building association , with a
capital of $25,000 , to erect a hall the coin
ing spring. Nearly all the clock has
been subscribed ,
liishop Pony has decided to introduce
the "Cathodul System" in Davenport.
This system will include , among ulher
innovations , the use of candles in the
snrviee-ra feature which created quito a
church row there some weeks ago.
Eighty foot of tlio electric light lower
being built in Davenport tumbled to the
ground , Tuesday. The accident wa.s
caused by the breaking of a guy rope.
Fortunately the men were at dinner when
the collapse occurred , and no one was in
jured.
The Ice is twelve to fifteen inches thick
in the river at Davenport , ye't it is not
safe to cross on St , as the swift current
has cut a number of air holes in it. The
river is eleven feet above low water
murk a condition which has not been
witnessed there in midwinter in twenty
years.
At a dancing party given by the Sons
of Veterans at Kddyyllle , Saturday night ,
Chambers and Wright , two minors from
Muehikiuook , came into tlio hall in n
state of intoMcallnii and began to mnko a
dUtiirlmncu. bhennan , editor of the
Itccord , was knocked senseless , and the
disturbers then attacked a man nanied
JJtiek , who stabbed Wright , the knlfn
entering his body near the right nipple
and penetrating llio lungs. Wright is in
a dangerous condition. Uuck was per-
milted to Jea\o town , no oll'url being
mmle ( o anv-.l : him.
Dakota.
Hard coal has sold in Wnlworth county
this winter as high as 25 a ton.
Last week's treasure shipment from
Iho Black Hills amounted lo $102,000 ,
W. J. Farmer of White L-.iko , is the
possessor of an English coin dated 1707 ,
Hunters just returned to Itismarck pre
dict heavy iloodi in the spring , with an
immense Juno rise in the Missouri river
when the snow melt- , .
Yunkton people have organized a eifi-
yens' league for the enforcement of exist
ing laws and ordinances iu reference to
the sale of Jimior to minors , the .suppres
sion of gambling , and the closing of
saloon * on Sunday.
Henry Hofmoister of White Lake
thawed out a gasoline tank with a candle ,
The job was successful , though it took
HID roof oil'tho house ) unit planted II in a
neighbor's yard. Henry lauded head
foremost in a snow bank 000 yards away.
Utah.
The banks ! of Sail Lake City handled
tl30.-15S.7 woillh of bullion and ore hist
week.
Tho- territorial legislature have
condolences to the numerous widows
whoso husbands languish In the pen.
Utah potatoes rc shipped to Washing
ton in nrge quantities. They have nt )
effect on the dyspeptic condition of Mor
mon nh"air.s.
Nathaniel V. Jones , the man who
placed the stars and stripes at half must
on July-Hast , has been arrested for at
tempting to bribe a deputy marshal.
The Case against him is so clear that It
Insures him three years in the pen.
Montana.
The Silver How mills shipped six bars
of bullion , valued at $10,0)0 ! ) , lasl week.
4The silver men of Hut to have sent greet
ings 4 to Senator Hock for Ills speech iu
favor of the big dollar.
The Montana company of Mnrvsvllle ,
during December crushed 11,000 tons of
ore , yielding ifiO,200. ,
The eastern stockholders of Iho Mon
tana Copper company recently sent out
an export named Ham to examine the
company's properly In Hutto. On Iho
night of the 17th ho was waited upon by
a committee of masked men and Invltcil
to lenvo the country. With four revolvers
pointed at his beau ho coneluded to obey
their summons , and. jumping out of bed ,
hastily threw on his clothes , lie had
nearly completed his toilet , when the
men pounced upon him and threw him
to the lloor , where they pummelled him
and abused his head and body to the ox-
lent eif their muscular strength. Ho es
caped alive from his assailants by jump
ing : through a window.
FATHER TIME'S MAGIC WAND.
How It ttrouK'it ' Wealth nnd Fame to
Ouo Who Hose Krom n
Imwly IMnoe.
Philadelphia Times : What mighty
changes can come to men In a few years
in Ibis country ! The marriage of Mrs.
Katie Haul/ Davis to Limit Drown , of tlio
navy , illustrate * this : The bright young
girl who yesterday took a husband in
Baltimore- the second daughter of ex-
Spuator Henry ( { .Davis , ot West Vir-
ginie. She is an interesting young lady ,
inheriting many of the traits ot her
mother , lor whom she is named. The
magnificent wedding ami the number of
distinguished guests who were there
illustrates ono of tlio singular phases of
our American life. Not many years ago
her father was brakeman and then a
conductor on the Dtiltimoro & Ohio rail
road , the president of which stood at the
marriage feast. Ho is a plain , unassum
ing man , but saw his second daughter
wedded with great ceremony. lleHie ,
hi.s eldest child , was at her sister's nup
tials. She is the wife of Stephen B. Kl-
kins , and there are few more charming
women in the country than Mrs. Elkins.
As Senator Dayis looked on at this wed
ding ceremony , with all its style ami
richness , he must have thought what a
change had come upon him since he mar-
lied Miss Kate iHaiitz at Frederick , Md. ,
when bo was a poor man. Mr. IShiino
once tolel me that Senator Davis was in
prosiioctivo the richest man in America ,
and lie is now in actual possession of
many millions of dollars. Ho has risen
to a place whore ho can commauel for
his daughter's wedding the fashionable
pcoplo _ of country , as well as men elis-
tiiiguis'he'.l in every walk of life. Yet , I
can remember that when ho was first
olcetoel to the Uniteel Stales senate , in
which body bo served twelve years with
great acceptability , tlioso who believe
that book-making made up the sum of
education , sneered at his hick of rhetoric
and good penmanship. Hut Davis set all
these people aside in the race , and , with
his homely habits , grow to be a man of
force in every position which lie occn-
'
AN AMATEUR CRACKSMAN.
When the I2vplosoii ! Caino lie Wa
Nearly Kllleil.
Monday , Jan.1 , the safe in the agricul
tural warehouse of the Ames Plow com
pany was blown open , says a Hoslon
special dispatch , and a small box contain
ing JjUOO taken therefrom. Upon investi
gation il was determined by llio police
thai the robbery was the work of an anm-
leur , The next day the box was found
and ils contents were ifitact in the caves
of the building. The police worked dil-
Jisreully upon Ihe case , and this
evening , Charles II. West , aged
! ) ! ! yearn , a tru.-ted employe of the
linn , was arrested on suspicion. At
the station house ho made a full confes
sion of the robbery , Ho says that it tool ;
ono and a half pounds of powder to blow
open the safe , and the shock sent him
spinning across the room. Had ho been
a few inches nearer ho thinks ho would
have been killed. Ho then extinguished
the lire caused by Ihe explosion , after
which ho made his escape from Iho
building by a Sticoud-.stpry window while
the police were pounding away at the
door to cfl'eet an entrance. West bus
been in Iho employ of the linn for nearly
ton years , and has berne an excellent
reputation , lie comes from a well
known family of the city. The usual fast
life , including wlno and women , led to
the robbery.
llio Mountain Tilon. .i
UtoChmf : On Tuesday last.I. S. Hay v
and J. M. Wild of tins town started on : i
bear hunt. Hoping to arouse bruin from
his winter lair in some of the many e.'avos
in the limestone on Grimly .gulch , ( hey
started in thai direction. Soon after
crossing No Naino creek the dogs took
up the trail of riomi- mountain lions , in a
short ( him bringing a lioness to bay.
Ono of t hi * dogs ( Old IJnck ) closed with
her ; when the ) boys got up lo Iho scene of
conlliel the snow for several paces around
was'covered with blood and hair , the
lioness making llio mountains nssoilnd
wilh her cries of pain and growls of
rage. Old Huck , although getting much
( ho worst of il , was pluckily keeping up
tlni llj'hl. An opportunity ollbring. n
well directed bullet from Iho rllo of wild
ended the unequal combat. The lioness
w.is one of tlio largest ever killed In this
part of the country , measuring eight fcot
and ono Inch I'romtii ) lo tip.
Going furl her up tun mountain the dogs
slanled two young lions , dnhlng ono into
a tree and the othur on a high point of
rocks , whom lliu l"0h SJ"11 | dispatched
thorn. Considering they had achieved
glory enough lor ono dny tliuy returned
to town , taking the lion spins' wilh them.
Mr. Hay informs us that all three nf the
skins would bo mounted and adorn ono
ot our places of piiblio ri oi'l. The boys
say that from Iho uppi'.ir.ineo of tlio
' i there are a number of lions iu the
hills near town. They go oul again in a
few days to once morn try their luck
limiting the King of the Houliics ,
MOST PERFECT ftfAOE ?
rrcp.i' < - < ! wii'j H' ! "l rrntd lo lienllh ,
: , i A' ' > . ! < cr A'uai.
PRKE BAKJM POWDER CO. ,
CHICAGO. ST